True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)

It's basically true memoirs of a lõco writer. Its a movie for a family night, but certainly not a movie to watch with someone older than 12

This movie isn't the first attempt to use the plot of a totally inexperienced civilian getting pushed into the cutthroat world of international espionage, to put it mildly. But I think it could have worked again with enough effort by the writers and the director to push it up several notches than usual. Sadly, there is very little spark to be found here. I will admit that Kevin James is appealing and likable, but even he seems unable to wring any laughs out of the sorry script. The movie simply isn't funny at all, one reason being that the energy level is usually very low. The only time when there is more energy is with the action sequences, but they backfire on the movie by being excessively brutal and bloody for what is supposed to be a comedy. Things aren't help by a somewhat limited budget, which gives most of the movie a look and feel of what you would expect from an American prime time drama. The end results could have been worse - the movie is never aggressively bad enough to irritate or anger the viewer - but the execution all the same is so lame that the movie still ends up being a complete waste of time.

First off, this is a good movie. This is an entertaining movie. This is a funny movie. This is a movie that makes you smile. No, this isn't the best movie of all time and no it's not going to win an Oscar. But, actually Andy Garcia puts in a very notable performance. He makes his character come alive. Garcia obviously comes from the school of thought, "There are no small roles."There is an innocent quality to this movie and I think above all else this is the reason I was left with such a good feeling while watching it. The story moves along well and at a good pace. The story is also believable, for the most part. There are a couple of times in the plot where the movie is asking us to suspend our disbelief a bit too much, but by the time this happens the story worked in some conveniences which makes this more palatable. This isn't a perfect movie, but the bottom line is: it is very enjoyable and well made. It knows what it is and doesn't over extend it's reach. And as far as the Netflix original movies with Adam Sandler's company go: it was the best so far! I also feel this movie would have done very well in the box office if it was in theaters. It has comedy, it has action, romance and good story telling. It's a clever, little lighthearted movie and it deserves a higher rating then it got on here. I honestly feel people are forgetting how to review movies. A movie doesn't have to be dark or brilliant to be good.

OK I am a loyal Kevin James fan and expected to get a good laugh and good time from this movie and that is exactly what I got I smiled I laughed and had a very good time here Kevin has now proved to us that he can make anything good even a Netflix movie, those aren't usually the best ya know but this however was a very pleasant surprise for me and my family who watched it with me very little swearing or other obejectable content just a good funny and fun family movie wish there were more like it in the world to just enjoy together as a family and laugh together for once in our lifetime of living keep it up Mr James we want more than just the one make another one of them just like this